Leadership development may be the most important thing any company does. That’s why, every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover leadership development to find the very best leadership development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to posts about
From Cassandra Frangos: Identifying Leaders Who Could Bypass the Typical Promotion Path
“Today, companies must correct course fast, fend off insurgent competitors, and have an intense customer focus. These, among other everyday realities, require leaders to think on their feet. Increasingly, they need to be comfortable admitting that they don’t have every answer. Their ability to act with limited information in a complex environment is perhaps their greatest asset. As a result, CEOs and boards are disregarding hierarchy more often to fill key positions with savvy leaders one or two steps down in the organization. In a 2015 report, the Boston Consulting Group labeled the occurrence ‘leapfrog successions.’ The shift is especially noteworthy when it occurs at the highest levels. One such leapfrog leader is Chuck Robbins, who rose rapidly at Cisco and skipped a level when he was chosen to be the company’s new CEO, succeeding John Chambers, who became executive chairman”
From Mike Myatt: Why Corporations Have a Talent Problem
“When organizations’ hire, develop, and promote leaders using a competency-based model, they’re unwittingly incubating failure and obsolescence. Nothing fractures corporate culture faster, and eviscerates talent development efforts more rapidly, than rewarding the wrong people for the wrong reasons. Don’t reward technical competency – reward aggregate contribution.”
From Josh Bersin: The 5 Elements of a Strong Leadership Pipeline
“Investments in traditional leadership development are often misguided and a waste of money.”
From Kellogg Insight: How to Nurture Your Superstar Employees
“Focus on these three traits to help your top performers flourish—and stick around.”
